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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GokPy
Council Bill No 43-2003
Ordinance No 1312
Series of 2003
TITLE. AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION
25-24 OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS
CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE
URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado desires to
amend the number of members appointed to the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal
Authority
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO'
Section 1. Section 25-24 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws is hereby repealed
and reenacted to read as follows
Sec. 25-24 Appointment of members, number
The authority shall consist of seven (7) members, one (1) of such
members being from each of the existing, or hereafter altered, city
council districts, and three (3) members to serve at large The at
large members may include O!le (1) city council member Each
appointment to the authority shall be made by the mayor subject to
approval by majority vote of the entire city council The term of
office of each member shall be five (5) years Any member who
shall change his personal residence to an address outside the city
or outside the district he represents shall cease to be a member of
the authority and his seat shall automatically be deemed vacant as
of the date on which he ceased to be a resident of the city or of the
district. A member whose term has expired shall continue to hold
office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified
Terms of office shall be staggered so that the term of at least one
(1) member shall expire each year The city council may appoint
any number of ex-officio nonvoting members to serve for terms at
the pleasure of the city council
Section 2.Safetv Clause The City Council hereby finds, determines, and
declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City
of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public
and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for
the protection of public convenience and welfare The City Council further determines
that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be
attained
Section 3. Severabilitv: ConflictinQ Ordinances Repealed If any section,
subsection or clause of this ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall
not be affected thereby All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed
Section 4. Effective Date This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after
final publication, as provided by Section 5 11 of the Charter
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to
o on this 13th day of October , 2003, ordered published in
full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing
and consideration on final passage set for October 27 , 2003, at 700
o'clock pm, in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge,
Colorado
READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by
a vote of 6 to 2 ,this 27th day of Oc tober , 2003
SIGNED by the Mayor on this
28th
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ATTEST.
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V\landa Sang, C,y Clerk
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Gerald E Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication October 16, 2003
Second Publication October 30, 2003
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date November 14, 2003
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